tāngshāng

hot water

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

昜 sound component

  Sound component

yáng

  

bright

Evolution

汤 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
汤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
汤 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
汤 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
汤 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

tāng

hot water; soup, gravy, broth; soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled

() 

Tāng

surname Tang

() 

shāng

rushing current

Most common words with 汤
Freq.
Word
Meaning

soup

汤姆

Tom (name)

汤圆

boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival

泡汤

to dawdle

鸡汤

chicken stock

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)